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Home Assistant

Open Source Home Automation Project

Created 27/07/2024 | Last Updated: 15/06/2025

Home Assistant

Home Assistant is an open-source home automation project powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts. It can run on various computer platforms, including the Raspberry Pi. For more information on Home Assistant, you can visit the at Home Assistant website.

We support the Raspberry Pi edition of Home Assistant with the following development boards.

ADC Differential Pi
8 Channel 18-bit Differential Analogue to Digital converter

ADC Pi
8 Channel 17-bit Single-Ended Analogue to Digital converter

IO Pi Plus
32 channel MCP23017 digital I/O expander for the Raspberry Pi

Custom components for the supported development boards can be found on our GitHub Repository.

You can use the following tutorials to assist you with setting up your Home Assistant home automation project.

Also useful for your Raspberry Pi project

Temperature & Sensing

1 Wire Pi Plus

Connect dozens of 1-Wire sensors - temperature, iButtons, EEPROMs - via a single GPIO pin. Stacks directly on the 40-pin header.

£9.59 ex VAT

Analogue I/O

ADC Pi

Read up to 8 analogue inputs - perfect for pairing with your temperature sensors or other analogue-output devices.

£14.39 ex VAT

All-in-one

Expander Pi

Combines ADC, DAC, 32 GPIO ports and a real-time clock on one board. The most versatile board for complex Raspberry Pi projects.

£15.99 ex VAT